October Conspiracy Calendar

Gregorian October 1 ⇒Detail 1843 - The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London. 1864 - ◇Cyclone strikes Calcutta: 70,000 killed. 1885 - ▲Tokyo Gas is established. 1885 - ▲Special delivery mail service begins in US. 1949 - ◆The "People's Republic of China" is officially proclaimed. 1949 - ◆"Toei company" is established (Japan). 1969 - ◆Concorde. ◆"The National Space Development Agency of Japan". 1980 - ◆The Japanese National Railways changes schedule on a large scale. 2007 - ◆Earthquake. ◆Japan Post. ◆the International Criminal Court. ◆"Chiritotechin". Japanese Traditional Calendar October 1 ⇒Detail November 6, 1279 - ◆"Nichiren" writes "On Persecutions Befalling the Sage". December 2, 1614 - ◇The Siege of Osaka begins. November 8, 1779 - ◆A major eruption from the summit of Mt. Sakurajima. November 5, 1945 - ▲(birth) Shozaburo Jimi, Minister of State for Financial Services. October 27, 2000 - Two men of Sikh origin are arrested for bringing down Air India 182. Hebrew Calendar October 1 ⇒Detail December 8, 1980 (October 1, 5741 in the Hebrew calendar) - ◆(death) John Lennon.

Gregorian October 2 ⇒Detail 1857 - ◆(birth) Kunihiko Iwadare, one of the founders of NEC. 1869 - ▼(birth) Mohandas Gandhi, Indian political leader, Father of the Nation. 1870 - ◆John William Fenton debuts Kimigayo, the national anthem of Japan. 1969 - ▼Concorde first goes supersonic. 1969 - ▼Anime television series "Tiger Mask" starts (Japan). 1981 - ▲Ali Khamenei is elected President of Iran. 2009 - ▼Rio de Janeiro wins the rights to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 2 ⇒Detail November 1, 110 - ◆Yamato Takeru goes to war. October 28, 1886 - President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. November 3, 1891 - ▲President Fonseca declares a "state of emergency" (Brazil). November 4, 1937 - ◆The Battleship Yamato is laid down. November 23, 1938 - (birth) Morihisa Aoki, Japanese ambassador to Peru.

Gregorian October 3 ⇒Detail 1286 - (death) Nijo Tameuji, the founder of the Nijo school of poetry. 1859 - The Ansei Purge begins. 1863 - The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day. 2008 - The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is signed by President Bush. 2009 - ◆Rio de Janeiro wins the rights to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. 2009 - ◆(death) Shoichi Nakagawa, Minister of Finance (Japan). 2009 - ◆Mt. Sakurajima erupts. The columns of smoke rise 3,000 meters high. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 3 ⇒Detail Islamic Calendar October 3 ⇒Detail June 26, 1952 - ▼(birth) "Ko Yong-hui", mother of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un. June 26, 1952 - ▼British movie "That Hamilton Woman" is released in Japan.

Gregorian October 4 ⇒Detail 1895 - ◆(birth) Richard Sorge, spy who worked for the Soviet Union. 1895 - ◆(birth) Buster Keaton, American comedian. 1998 - Masumi Hayashi is arrested for poisoning. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 4 ⇒Detail November 7, 1869 - A cycle race covering a distance between two cities is held.

Gregorian October 5 ⇒Detail 1793 - French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France. 1864 - ◆The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die. 1864 - ◆The General Council of the International Workingmen's Association is formed. 1962 - The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed by "P.S. I Love You", is released. 1964 - ◆(birth) Megumi Yokota, one of Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea. 1964 - ◆(birth) Seiko Hashimoto, former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan. 1983 - Lech Walesa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 1989 - Dalai Lama is decided to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 1995 - The Macedonian flag is adopted. The day is Takashi Sasakawa's 60th birthday. 2004 - ◆"Elin Nordegren" and "Tiger Woods" marry. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 5 ⇒Detail November 19, 1392 - The Nothern and Southern Courts are unified (Japan). November 18, 1773 - (birth) Tokugawa Ienari, the shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. November 18, 1803 - The Battle of Vertieres, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution. November 5, 1853 - (birth) Marcus Samuel, the founder of Royal Dutch Shell. November 8, 1869 - ▼Empress Shoken departs from Kyoto for the new capital of Tokyo. November 8, 1869 - ▼Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu is released from confinement. November 8, 1869 - ▼A cycle race covering a distance between two cities is held. November 8, 1869 - ▼(birth) Joseph Franklin Rutherford. October 31, 1916 - ▲(death) Charles Taze Russell, American minister. October 31, 1935 - ◆(birth) Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian Field Marshal. October 31, 1935 - ◆(birth) Yuko Hama, Japanese actress. November 15, 1977 - ▲Megumi Yokota is abducted by North Korean spies. November 15, 1977 - ▲National Museum of Ethnology opens to the public. November 4, 2016 - ▲Prince Mikasa's funeral is held at Tokyo cemetery.

Gregorian October 6 ⇒Detail 1973 - Yom Kippur War. Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel. 2019 - A tropical storm becomes typhoon "Hagibis" (near Bonin Islands). Japanese Traditional Calendar October 6 ⇒Detail November 23, 746 - The casting mold of Nara Daibutsu is completed. November 9, 1918 - "German Revolution". The "German Empire" formally dissolves. November 5, 1921 - (birth) Junji Nishime, former governor of Okinawa, Japan. November 7, 2005 - Alberto Fujimori, former President of Peru, is arrested in Chile. November 8, 2013 - ◆Typhoon Haiyan makes landfall in the Philippines. November 8, 2013 - ◆UNESCO suspends the voting rights of the United States and Israel. November 8, 2013 - ◆(death) Chiyoko Shimakura, Japanese singer and actress.

Gregorian October 7 ⇒Detail 1271 - ◇Japan deliberately ignores the Sambyeolcho Rebellion's asking for help. 1946 - The Imperial Diet passes the Constitution of Japan. 1952 - ◆The first barcode patent is issued (US). 1952 - ◆(birth) Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister and former President of the Russian Federation. 1963 - ◆John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Test Ban Treaty. 2001 - ◇Operation Enduring Freedom; The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins. 2001 - ◇Videotaped address by Osama bin Laden is broadcast. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 7 ⇒Detail November 29, 1919 - "Yamato Transport" is established. November 25, 1941 - ◇The Japanese Hawaii task force leaves the Kurile Islands. November 25, 1941 - ◇(birth) Ahmed Shafik, candidate for the presidency of Egypt. November 22, 1963 - ◆John F. Kennedy assassination. November 14, 1980 - ▲The London Convention comes into force in Japan. November 14, 1980 - ▲Japanese TV drama series "The Hanguman" starts. November 12, 1991 - ◇The Santa Cruz massacre. November 4, 2008 - ▲Barack Obama becomes the first African-American US president. November 4, 2008 - ▲Proposition 8 passes in California. Julian Calendar October 7 ⇒Detail October 19, 1852 (October 7, 1852 in the Julian calendar) ◆ A Russian expedition leaves Kronstadt for Japan.

Gregorian October 8 ⇒Detail 1202 - ▲The fleet of the Fourth Crusade departs from Venice. 1716 - Tokugawa Yoshimune sets up the "Oniwaban" group of ninjas. 1871 - ◆Four major fires break out around Lake Michigan. 1997 – ▼Kim Jong-il becomes Chairman of the NDC. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 8 ⇒Detail November 20, 1871 - ◆The Japanese government decides to dispatch a diplomatic journey. November 30, 1919 - ▼"Kewpie Corporation" is established. November 26, 1941 - ◆The Japanese Hawaii task force leaves the Kurile Islands. November 26, 1941 - ◆The Hull note ultimatum is delivered to Japan by the United States. November 20, 1947 - ▼Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten. November 20, 1947 - ▼Nintendo Co., Ltd. is incorporated. November 20, 1947 - ▼Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium is completed (Tokyo). November 23, 1963 - (birth) Mamoru Takuma, Japanese mass murderer and rapist. November 13, 1972 - ▲The London Convention is drafted. November 18, 1996 - ▲JDS Osumi is launched. November 18, 1996 - ▲Channel Tunnel fire. Fortunately all passengers and crew are safe. November 15, 1999 - ▼The launch of Japan's satellite "MTSAT-1" fails. It is destroyed. November 21, 2012 - ▲A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into effect.

Gregorian October 9 ⇒Detail 1799 - ▲Napoleon leaves Egypt and lands at Frejus (French Campaign in Egypt and Syria). 1940 - ◆St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, England is hit by a bomb (Battle of Britain). 1940 - ◆(birth) John Lennon, British musician and songwriter. 1959 - (death) Shiro Ishii, Japanese microbiologist and the lieutenant general of Unit 731. 1967 - ▲(death) Che Guevara, Argentina-born Marxist Revolutionary. Guevara is executed. 1983 - Rangoon bombing. 2009 - ▲US President Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. 2009 - ▲First lunar impact of the Centaur and LCROSS spacecrafts. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 9 ⇒Detail November 19, 1863 - U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. November 9, 1872 - The Great Boston Fire of 1872. November 24, 1876 - ◆(birth) Walter Burley Griffin, American architect and landscape architect. December 1, 1919 - ▲"Military Engineering School" is opened (Chiba Prefecture). November 21, 1947 - ▲Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten. November 10, 1986 - ◆(birth) Samuel Wanjiru, Kenyan athlete (long distance running). November 10, 1986 - ◆Commemorative coins are issued (Japan). November 29, 1987 - ▲Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border. November 8, 2016 - ◆(plan) "United States presidential election, 2016".

Gregorian October 10 ⇒Detail 1010 - ◆The Ly Dynasty is established in Vietnam and moves the capital to Hanoi. 1882 - The Bank of Japan begins operating as the nation's central bank. 1911 - ▲The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty. 1945 - ▲Evacuated children begin to be returned to their homes (Japan). 1945 - ▲About 3000 political prisoners were released (Japan). 1945 - ▲The Japanese Combined Fleet is dissolved. 1945 - ▲Japanese movie "Soyokaze" or gentle breeze is released. 1945 - ▲The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang sign a principle agreement. 1945 - ▲Official North Korean sources consider this day as the "Party Foundation Day". 1946 - ◆(birth) Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister. 1954 - ◆Vietminh reenters Hanoi. 1964 - ◆The 1964 Summer Olympics is held and opened in Tokyo, Japan. 2008 - ★The benchmark Nikkei 225 index in Japan falls to 8,276.43. 2008 - ★The Yamato Life Insurance Company files for bankruptcy. 2008 - ★Orakzai bombing: a suicide bombing kills 110 people in Pakistan. 2010 - ◆Great Ceremony of the Millennial Anniversary is held in Hanoi, Vietnam. 2010 - ◆Kim Jong-un is made a general (North Korea). Japanese Traditional Calendar October 10 ⇒Detail November 10, 1567 - The Todaiji Temple is destroyed by fire. November 24, 1629 - Iemitsu's nanny Ofuku receives a title "Kasuga no Tsubone". November 9, 1921 - ▲"National Fascist Party" is founded. November 3, 1946 - ◆The Constitution of Japan is promulgated. November 13, 1964 - ◆The 2nd edition of the Arab Nations Cup is held in Kuwait. November 15, 2010 - ◆Yokozuna Hakuho's record-chasing streak ends at 63 bouts.

Gregorian October 11 ⇒Detail 1315 - ▲(death) Nichigen, Japanese Nichiren Buddhist priest. 1858 - The Ansei Purge begins. It is carried out by Ii Naosuke. 1884 - ◆(birth) "Eleanor Roosevelt", the 39th "First Lady of the United States". 1975 - ▲Hillary and Bill Clinton get married. 1975 - ▲NBC airs the first episode of Saturday Night Live. 1975 - ▲US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Dwight D. Eisenhower" is launched. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 11 ⇒Detail November 28, 1914 - ◆The New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading. December 3, 1984 - ◆Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

Gregorian October 12 ⇒Detail 322BC - ◆▲(death) "Demosthenes", Athenian statesman. 1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas for Spain. 1792 - ▼The first Columbus Day celebration in the United States is held in New York City. 1868 - ▲The enthronement ceremony of Emperor Meiji is held. 1881 - ◆The Imperial Rescript on the Opening of the National Diet is issued. 1928 - ▲A torii is constructed at Heian Shrine in Kyoto. 1929 - ▲A British rigid airship, R101, is successfully launched. 1931 - ◆Christ the Redeemer is inaugurated (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). 1940 - ◇Taisei Yokusankai is created by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe. 1960 - ◇(death) Inejiro Asanuma, head of the Japanese Socialist Party. 1960 - ◇Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's shoe-banging incident. 1964 - The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit. 1976 - Hua Guofeng becomes chairman of Communist Party of China. 1983 - Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a bribe. 1984 - ◆NHK broadcasts an educational program entitled "Ferdinand von Zeppelin". 1984 - ◆Brighton hotel bombing. 2000 - ◇USS Cole bombing. 2000 - ◇Kiyotaka makes a debut as a singer with a single "No No No". 2002 - ▲Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202. 2019 - ▲"Typhoon Hagibis" makes landfall in Japan. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 12 ⇒Detail November 9, 1799 - ▲Coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire. November 9, 2008 - ▲Three terrorists in the 2002 Bali bombings are executed.

Gregorian October 13 ⇒Detail 1203 - Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes the third shogun of the Kamakura shogunate. 1925 - (birth) Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 1947 - ◆The first meeting of the Imperial Household Council is held. 1981 - Ali Khamenei officially becomes President of Iran. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 13 ⇒Detail November 5, 97 - ◆Emperor Keiko sends Yamato Takeru to Kyushu to conquer local tribes. November 24, 1852 - Matthew Perry leaves Norfolk for Japan aboard the Mississippi. December 3, 1805 - Hanaoka Seishu performs a surgical treatment of breast cancer. November 20, 1847 - ◆(death) Empress Dowager Takatsukasa Yasuko. November 8, 2000 - Japanese Red Army leader Fusako Shigenobu is arrested in Osaka. Julian Calendar October 13 ⇒Detail October 26, 1947 (October 13, 1947 in the Julian calendar) - ◆(birth) Hillary Clinton. October 26, 1947 (October 13, 1947 in the Julian calendar) - ◆Penal Code is amended.

Gregorian October 14 ⇒Detail 1189 - (death) Fujiwara no Yasuhira, fourth ruler of Northern Fujiwara in Mutsu Province, Japan. 1873 - ▲Japan designates February 11 as National Foundation Day. 1873 - ▲(birth) Jules Rimet, president of FIFA. 1885 - Asakusa Aquarium is opened in Tokyo. 1890 - (birth) Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and President of the United States. 1933 - Nazi Germany withdraws from the League of Nations. 1947 – ▲11 Japanese imperial families become ordinary people under the order of the SCAP. 1947 – ▲Japanese Emperor Hirohito creates "Kikuei Shinbokukai". 1947 – ▲The Bell X-1 becomes the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound (US). 1964 - Leonid Brezhnev becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party (USSR). 2007 - ▲The Railway Museum is opened in Saitama, Saitama, Japan. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 14 ⇒Detail November 9, 1867 - ▲Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu returns political power to the emperor. November 17, 1869 - The Suez Canal is inaugurated (Egypt). December 3, 1979 - Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the Supreme Leader of Iran. November 15, 1986 - ◆Mitsui and Co. executive Nobuyuki Wakaoji is abducted. November 15, 1986 - ◆Mt. Mihara has a major eruption. November 15, 1986 - ◆Japan agrees to sharp reductions of exports to the US. November 17, 1964 - ◆Komeito is founded by the Buddhist society Soka Gakkai. November 17, 1964 - ◆(birth) Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations. November 23, 2007 - ▲MS Explorer sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina. November 23, 2007 - ▲American thriller movie "The Number 23" is released in Japan. Julian Calendar October 14 ⇒Detail October 27, 1947 (October 14, 1947 in the Julian calendar) - ◆(birthday Japan time) Hillary.

Gregorian October 15 ⇒Detail 1793 - Queen Marie-Antoinette of France is tried and convicted. 1894 - The Dreyfus affair: Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying. 2006 - The "Islamic State" is established. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 15 ⇒Detail November 24, 1950 - SCAP issues the order on restructuring the electric industry. November 29, 2001 - (death) George Harrison, English musician (The Beatles). December 1, 2009 - The Treaty of Lisbon comes into effect.

Gregorian October 16 ⇒Detail 1946 - ▲"Wilhelm". ▲"Keitel". ▲"Streicher". ▲"Jodl". ▲"Seyss-Inquart". 1946 - ▲"Rosenberg". ▲"Ribbentrop". ▲"Sauckel". ▲"Frank". ▲"Kaltenbrunner". 1964 - China detonates its first nuclear weapon. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 16 ⇒Detail November 11, 2011 - Feud between the team executives in Yomiuri Giants.

Gregorian October 17 ⇒Detail 1271 - ▲"Nichiren" is exiled to Sado island. "Tatsunokuchi persecution". 1877 - The Gakushuin Peers School is opened in Tokyo. 1879 - (legal birth Western time) Princess Shimazu Chikako. 2005 - ◆Prime Minister Koizumi pays a visit to Yasukuni Shrine. 2005 - ◆A depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Wilma in the Caribbean Sea. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 17 ⇒Detail November 11, 1821 - ▲(death) "Theresia Pfeisinger", "Hitler's" great-grandmother. November 11, 1821 - ▲(birth) "Fyodor Dostoyevsky", Russian writer. November 23, 1885 - Osaka Incident (Osaka, Japan). December 1, 2001 - ▲(birth) "Aiko, Princess Toshi of Japan".

Gregorian October 18 ⇒Detail 1271 - ◆"Nichiren" is exiled to Sado island. "Tatsunokuchi persecution". 1879 - (birth Western time) Princess Shimazu Chikako. 1931 - ◆(death) Thomas Edison, American inventor. 1934 - (legal birth Western time) "Empress Michiko", wife of "Emperor of Japan". 1941 - ◆General Hideki Tojo becomes the 40th Prime Minister of Japan. 1941 - ◆The Japanese secret service arrests Richard Sorge. 1941 - ◆The Nazis begins deporting Jewish residents of Berlin. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 18 ⇒Detail November 12, 1821 - ◆(death Japan time) "Theresia Pfeisinger", "Hitler's" great-grandmother. November 12, 1821 - ◆(birth Japan time) "Fyodor Dostoyevsky", Russian writer. November 11, 1870 - ◆The "Mitsubishi Zaibatsu group" is founded. November 29, 1890 - The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan.

Gregorian October 19 ⇒Detail 1781 - ◆British commander Lord Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown (Revolutionary War). 1852 - A Russian expedition leaves Kronstadt for Japan. 1859 - ▼(death) Issai Sato, President of Shoheizaka Study Office. 1879 - ▼(birth) Princess Shimazu Chikako. 1934 - ◆(legal birth) "Empress Michiko", wife of current "Emperor of Japan". 1979 - ▼"Typhoon Tip" makes landfall in southern Japan. 1979 - ▼"U.S. Marines" die in a "fire at Camp Fuji", Japan. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 19 ⇒Detail December 7, 1941 - ◆Attack on Pearl Harbor. November 11, 1984 - ◆(death) Martin Luther King, Sr., American civil rights leader.

Gregorian October 20 ⇒Detail 1600 - ◆Battle of Kuisegawa, a decisive battle during the Sekigahara Campaign. 1871 - ◆Marriage with people of different social classes is allowed (Japan). 1885 - ▲Japan becomes a member state of Metre Convention. 1934 - ◆(birth) "Empress Michiko", wife of "Akihito", current "Emperor of Japan". 1940 - Sai Baba starts his mission. He stops going to school. 1941 - ◆Kragujevac massacre. Nazis kill thousands of civilians in Kragujevac in Serbia. 1967 - ▼(death) Yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan. 1985 - ▲Narita Airport Riot (Conflicts at Narita). Japanese Traditional Calendar October 20 ⇒Detail November 24, 1184 - Minamoto no Yoritomo establishes the Board of Inquiry in Kamakura. November 19, 1274 - ◆Battle of Bun'ei. November 15, 1886 - ▲Japan formally commits itself to the Red Cross Convention. December 8, 1941 - ◆Attack on Pearl Harbor (Japan time, World War II) December 8, 1941 - ◆Day of Infamy Speech by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. December 8, 1941 - ◆Japanese forces invade Thailand's southern peninsula. December 8, 1941 - ◆Battle of Hong Kong. December, 11 1957 - ▼The first 100 yen coin is issued (Japan). December 10, 2006 - ▲(death) Augusto Pinochet, Chilean dictator. December 10, 2006 - ▲Hirokazu Nakaima is elected governor of Okinawa Prefecture. Gregorian Calendar October 20 ⇒Detail October 14, 1066 (October 20, 1066 in the Gregorian calendar) - ▲Battle of Hastings. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　▲(death) King Harold II.

Gregorian October 21 ⇒Detail 1005 - ▲"Shiba Daijingu Shrine" is established (Tokyo). 1600 - ◆Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats his rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara. 1805 - ▲Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet. 1833 - ◆(birth) Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize. 1871 - The Japanese government creates the Navy Code. 1879 - Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb. 1923 - ◆Government censorship about the Great Kanto earthquake on the media is lifted. 1935 - ▲Germany formally ends its membership in the League of Nations. 1944 - The first kamikaze attack: A Japanese plane attacks HMAS Australia. 1947 - The National Public Service Law is promulgated (Japan). 1949 - ◆(birth) Benjamin Netanyahu, 9th Prime Minister of Israel. 1949 - ◆(birth) Manuel Marin, interim President of the European Commission. 1959 - (birth) Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor. 1969 - A coup d'etat in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power. 1994 - ◆The US and North Korea sign the Agreed Framework about nuclear development. 1994 - ◆The Seongsu Bridge collapses (Seoul, South Korea). 32 people are killed. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 21 ⇒Detail November 19, 935 - ▲Taira no Masakado Incident. November 10, 1180 - Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Minamoto no Yoshitsune. December 7, 1857 - Townsend Harris has an audience with Tokugawa Iesada. November 17, 1905 - ▲"Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905" is signed. December 10, 1968 - ★The 300 million yen robbery occurs. December 10, 1968 - ★Kawabata Yasunari is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. November 26, 1991 - The US bases are transferred to the Philippine government. November 22, 2005 - ▲"Merkel" as "German chancellor". ▲"Airi Kinoshita" is murdered. Gregorian Calendar October 21 ⇒Detail October 12, 1492 – Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas for Spain.

Gregorian October 22 ⇒Detail 1811 - (birth) Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer. 1871 - The Meiji government decides to fire the cannon at noon everyday at the Edo Castle. 1873 - League of the Three Emperors was formed (Germany, Austria-Hugary and Russia). 1894 - The Shonai earthquake takes place in the Tohoku region, Japan. 1973 - (birth) Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player. 1998 - At Tokyo DisneySea, a groundbreaking ceremony is held. 2019 - ◆"Enthronement". ◆A rainbow appears. ◆The first snow. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 22 ⇒Detail November 18, 794 - Japanese Emperor Kammu allocates residence of Nara, Nara to Kyoto. November 23, 1891 - President Fonseca resigns (Brazil). December 10, 1941 - (birth) Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer and actor. December 3, 1966 - The third reshuffled cabinet of the first cabinet of Sato Eisaku is formed. December 1, 1969 - ◆The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II. December 1, 1969 - ◆The first legislation to limit noise levels at airports is introduced (US). December 1, 1969 - ◆The first automatic teller machine in Japan is installed in the bank. December 1, 1969 - ◆Doraemon manga first appears in children's monthly magazines.

Gregorian October 23 ⇒Detail 1868 - ◆The era name is changed from "Keio" to "Meiji". 1868 - ◆A "one reign, one era name" system is adopted. 1945 - ★Masayuki Naoshima, a Japanese politician, Minister of Economy. 1968 - ◆"Meiji Centennial Celebration" is held. 2004 - ◆US Secretary of State Colin Powell visits Japan. 2004 - ◆A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit northern Japan. 2004 - ◆Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi attends a film festival. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 23 November 16, 1669 - (death) "Shakushain", Ainu chieftain in Hokkaido. November 20, 2008 - ◆"NIST" releases the final report on 7 World Trade Center. November 30, 2018 - ◆(death) "Senior Bush", "US President".

Gregorian October 24 ⇒Detail 1829 - ◆(birth) Takechi Hanpeita, pro-imperial and anti-shogunate samurai activist. 1929 - ◆"Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange. 1929 - ◆(birth) Hideo Takamatsu, Japanese actor. 1945 - Founding of the United Nations. 1966 - (birth) Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 24 ⇒Detail November 20, 1581 - ◆(death) Nasa Yamatonosuke, Japanese samurai warlord and pirate. November 27, 1869 - ◆"Empress Shoken" arrives at the new capital of "Tokyo". December 14, 1911 - ◆Roald Amundsen's expedition reaches the South Pole. December 3, 2007 - ▲The United Nations Climate Change Conference is held in Bali. December 3, 2007 - ▲The 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit is helt in Oita Prefecture, Japan. December 1, 2018 - (death) "Senior Bush", "US President".

Gregorian October 25 ⇒Detail 1881 - (birth) Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor. 1944 - ◆(birth) Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Bank of Japan. 1944 - ◆Battle of Leyte Gulf. 1944 - ◆The USS Tang under Richard O'Kane is sunk by the ship's own torpedo. 1944 - ◆Heinrich Himmler orders a crackdown on the Edelweiss Pirates. 1944 - ◆The Romanian Army liberates Carei. 1947 - ▼(Japan's legal birthday) Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 25 ⇒Detail November 29, 1877 - ▼Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. November 22, 1943 - ◆Cairo Conference is held in Cairo, Egypt. November 22, 1943 - ◆Lebanon gains independence from France. November 22, 1943 - ◆(birth) Paul Wolfowitz, former president of the World Bank.

Gregorian October 26 ⇒Detail 1643 - (death) Lady Kasuga, the wet nurse of the third Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu. 1825 - ▲(birth) Iwakura Tomomi, Japanese statesman. 1881 - ▼The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. 1909 - ◆(death) Ito Hirobumi, Japan's first Prime Minister. 1919 - ◆(death) "Akashi Motojiro", the 7th "Governor-General of Taiwan". 1947 - ◆(birth) Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State. 1947 - ◆The Japanese Penal Code is partially amended. 1979 - ◆(death) Park Chung-hee, President of South Korea. 1979 - ◆A series of a popular Japanese television drama, Kinpachi-sensei, begins. 2001 - ▼U.S. President George W. Bush signs the "Patriot Act" into law. 2019 - ◆(death) "Baghdadi", leader of the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant". Japanese Traditional Calendar October 26 ⇒Detail December 12, 1838 - ▲Tenrikyo is founded by Nakayama Miki. November 21, 1848 - ▲The presidential system is formed in Switzerland. November 22, 1905 - ▲(birth)"James Burnham", American philosopher and political theorist. November 28, 1975 - ▲East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.

Gregorian October 27 ⇒Detail 1614 - Takayama Ukon and other Japanese Christians are expelled from Japan to Manila. 1888 - ◆The Tokyo Imperial House is inaugurated. 1945 - (birth) Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil. 1947 - ◆(birthday Japan time) Hillary Clinton, United States Secretary of State. 2000 - Two men of Sikh origin are arrested for bringing down Air India 182. 2001 - ▲U.S. President George W. Bush signs the "Patriot Act" into law. 2001 - ▲The Tokyo Motor Show is held (Japan). 2005 - ◆Riots begin in Paris after the deaths of two Muslim teenagers. 2005 - ◆The SSETI Express micro-satellite is successfully launched. 2019 - ▲(death) "Baghdadi", leader of the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant". Japanese Traditional Calendar October 27 ⇒Detail November 29, 921 - ▲Kukai is posthumously given the name Kobo Daishi by the Emperor. December 16, 1949 - ▲Mao Zedong visits the Soviet Union. December 16, 1949 - ▲Sukarno is elected president of Indonesia. December 16, 1949 - ▲(birth) Kensaku Morita, governor of Chiba Prefecture in Japan. November 28, 1967 - ◆(birth) Renho, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister.

Gregorian October 28 ⇒Detail 1613 - ▲the Keicho Embassy leaves Japan for Acapulco with around 180 people on board. 1886 - ★In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty. 1891 - ◆The Mino-Owari Earthquake strikes Gifu Prefecture. 1909 - ▲(birth) Francis Bacon, Anglo-Irish painter. 1929 - ▲"Black Monday". The stock market drops another 12.82%. 1956 - ◆(birth) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran. 1956 - ◆The second-generation Tsutenkaku Tower is opened (Osaka, Japan). Japanese Traditional Calendar October 28 ⇒Detail December 7, 953 - ▲The Gosen Wakashu is completed. December 2, 1611 - ◆"1611 Sanriku Earthquake". November 21, 1840 - (birth) "Victoria", Princess Royal. December 16, 1941 - ◆The Japanese battleship Yamato is commissioned at Kure. December 16, 1941 - ◆The Burma Independence Army is established.

Gregorian October 29 ⇒Detail 1929 - ▲"Black Tuesday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange. 1929 - ▲(birth) Shunputei Ryucho 5th, rakugo storyteller. 2005 - ◆Three bombs explode in Delhi, India, killing 61 people. 2007 - Justice Minister Hatoyama says that a friend of a friend is a member of al Qaeda. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 29 ⇒Detail November 28, 1720 - ★Dai Nihonshi, literally "Great History of Japan" is completed. November 28, 1883 - ★The Rokumeikan, a western style ballroom, is officially opened. December 17, 1903 - The Wright Brothers make a flight in a heavier-than-air machine. November 29, 1929 - ▲"Richard Evelyn Byrd" flies over the South Pole. November 24, 2000 - Anti-stalking Law comes into force (Japan). November 26, 2008 - ◆The first of many attacks on Mumbai, India are fired. November 26, 2008 - ◆Mongolian Sumo wrestler Harumafuji is promoted to Ozeki. November 26, 2008 - ◆"Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens" is opened in Nishinomiya, Hyogo. December 15, 2009 - At the Mayon Volcano, lava cascades down the slopes (the Philippines). Ethiopian Calendar October 29 ⇒Detail July 6, 2005 (October 29, 1997 in the Ethiopian calendar)◆London Olympics. July 6, 2005 (October 29, 1997 in the Ethiopian calendar)◆The 31st G8 summit is held (UK). July 6, 2005 (October 29, 1997 in the Ethiopian calendar)◆Software patent is rejected.

Gregorian October 30 ⇒Detail 1890 - ◆Imperial Rescript on Education is signed by Emperor Meiji of Japan. 1929 - ▲"Black Tuesday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 30 ⇒Detail December 16, 1770 - ◆(birth) Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer and pianist. December 10, 1901 - ◆The first Nobel Prizes are awarded. December 10, 1901 - ◆Tanaka Shozo makes a direct appeal to the Emperor Meiji. December 1, 2005 - ▲The U.S. reveals the deployment of George Washington to Japan. December 1, 2005 - ▲A seven-year-old girl is kidnapped in Nikko, Japan.

Gregorian October 31 ⇒Detail 1916 - (death) Charles Taze Russell, American minister. 1935 - ◆(birth) Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Egyptian field marshal and former statesman. 1935 - ◆(birth) Yuko Hama, Japanese actress. Japanese Traditional Calendar October 31 ⇒Detail

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